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The Reader 47 is here
As the summer sunshine begins to fade, we've got the perfect companion to accompany you into Autumn: The Reader 47.…

Featured Poem: Summer Selection
As a special treat this week, to see out the remaining days of summer - as well as make the…

Tales from the Tube
This WOW moment comes from Paul Higgins, one of our London Project Workers On a recent Friday night I was…

The Reader Organisation does Lunchtime Classics at Waterstones
Fancy some literature to go with your lunch? Then be sure to head to Waterstones in Liverpool One over the…

Featured Poem: God’s Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Our Featured Poem comes this week from Gill Stanyard, Project Worker for The Reader Organisation in Scotland. A lady whom…

Readers of the World: Egypt
It's time for us to journey off once again on our trip to take in the Readers of the World.…

Skimpily Red!
Here's a funny Friday treat from A Little, Aloud for Children - watch Joe reading the hilarious poem 'Skimpily Red'…

Recommended Read: At the Loch of the Green Corrie
This week's Recommended Read comes from Angela Macmillan, editor of our A Little, Aloud anthologies and co-editor of The Reader,…

Poems By Heart
While we certainly read a lot of poems at The Reader Organisation, we're not too sure how many we could…

Featured Poem: Life by Henry Van Dyke
The Featured Poem has been selected this week by Rachel Coleman, Get Into Reading Project Worker in Wigan, who has…

Writing History: The Opening Ceremony in its Author’s Words
Are you looking forward to the Olympic Closing Ceremony this weekend, and wondering if it can possibly match the spectacle…

Literary Landmarks: Robert Herrick and Dean Prior
From Emily Lezzeri, Get Into Reading South West Project Worker: If you are taking your Summer holidays in the West…